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Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Yucca Ridge Viewpoint & Yucca Ridge Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Yucca Ridge Viewpoint & Yucca Ridge Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve near Palm Wells, CA. The route reaches Yucca Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,101 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,566 – 3,189 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.06857, -116.53834
Nearest town Palm Wells, CA
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Yucca Ridge Viewpoint & Yucca Ridge Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,565–3,188 ft

Out & Back · Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Trailhead: 34.06857, -116.53834

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yucca Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Yucca Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hawk Valley Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-morongo-canyon-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-11-km-28e7

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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